17. Sky

Sky, Europe’s leading entertainment company, has a focused approach to working with start-ups, by entering into strategic investments and commercial partnerships.

Sky has invested in over a dozen start-ups in the media and technology sectors, including companies such as Jaunt, DataXu and Whistle Sports, focusing on developing new concepts and better experiences for customers.

One of Sky’s first investments was Roku, a leading streaming platform, which helped Sky to launch their Now TV product which offers a more flexible choice for consumers to watch the best of PayTV content.